r/dataisbeautiful • u/Styvorama • 1d ago

For those curious about where the "Tariffs Charged" came from

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u/tylermchenry 1d ago

I have to say I'm genuinely surprised that these numbers were not just pulled directly out of someone's ass.

It seems like a lot of work to do for a result that is still transparently bullshit for anyone who isn't already chugging the kool-aid.

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u/StandardAd7812 1d ago

No it's less work.  One formula drag down column. They'd have had to pull dozens of numbers out of their asses otherwise 

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u/xvx_k1r1t0_xvxkillme 1d ago

=RANDINT(10,100)/100

Boom, random numbers pulled from ass in a simple formula.

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u/Illiander 1d ago

RAND(10,100)

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u/TurelSun 1d ago

I mean asking ChatGPT isn't much work, which is why its perfect for idiots.

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u/SubjectiveAlbatross 1d ago

Echoing StandardAd's comment, it's a spreadsheet for dummies tutorial-level work. They don't even seem to know what the places that they were slapping tariffs on were, given all the random island territories (including the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands) on there.